George LeMaire

George LeMaire, born Meyer Goldstick,[1] was a vaudeville comedian[2] who appears in several films and worked as a director and producer for Pathé before his untimely death in 1930.[3][4] He was a "veteran straght man" who worked in comedy duos.[5][6] His comedy partners included Eddie Cantor, Joe Phillips,[7] and Louis Simon.[8]

Rufus LeMaire was his brother.

On January 20, 1930 he died from a heart attack.[3]

Theater

Filmography
  • Blockade (1928 film), writer
  • Taxi 13 (1928), dialogue writer
  • At the Dentist's (1929)
  • Dancing Around (1929)
  • The Plumbers Are Coming (1929)
  • What A Day![8] (1929)
  • Barber's College (1930)
  • A Tight Squeeze (1930)[12]
  • The New Waiter (1930), a George LeMaire Comedy[13]

References
  1. Weinstein, David (November 7, 2017). "The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics". Brandeis University Press – via Google Books.
  2. "Vaudeville Times". American Museum of Vaudeville. February 22, 2004 – via Google Books.
  3. Ward, Richard Lewis (June 2, 2016). "When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange". SIU Press – via Google Books.
  4. "DVD Release: Found at "Mostly Lost" ~ Anthony Balducci's Journal". May 3, 2016.
  5. Weinstein, David (November 7, 2017). "The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics". Brandeis University Press – via Google Books.
  6. travsd (2014-12-22). "George LeMaire – (Travalanche)". Travsd.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  7. Slide, Anthony (March 12, 2012). "The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville". Univ. Press of Mississippi – via Google Books.
  8. Bradley, Edwin M. (June 14, 2015). "The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931". McFarland – via Google Books.
  9. Magee, Jeffrey (April 6, 2012). "Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  10. "The Judge". Judge Publishing Company. February 22, 1920 – via Google Books.
  11. "Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than ... - Thomas S. Hischak - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  12. "Exhibitors Herald World". Quigley Publishing Company. February 22, 1930 – via Google Books.
  13. "International Motion Picture Almanac - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
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